New Twain, “Drowsy Chaperone” anchor Creede Rep’s 47th season

Two National Theatre Conservatory grads have written plays that will be staged next summer as part of the Creede Repertory Theatre’s 47th season, it was announced tonight. The plays are John DiAntonio’s “Harry the Great,” and Steven Cole Hughes’ new musical for young audiences, “The Presidents,” with a score by Jessica Jackson.

“The play’s been 18 months in the making,” DiAntonio said of “Harry the Great.” “It was a joy to write, and I hope it’s every bit as enjoyable to see.”

Also on the bill: The big summer musical will be “The Drowsy Chaperone,”
and Creede will stage Mark Twain’s newly found “lost” play.

Here are the plays. Opening and closing dates yet to be announced:Creede Repertory Theatre mainstage: “The Drowsy Chaperone”
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
The ingenious Broadway hit for the musical-lover in all of us

Is He Dead?
A new comedy by Mark Twain, as adapted by David Ives
The wildly hilarious “new” farce from the father of American wit

Harry the Great
By John DiAntonio
A world premiere romantic comedy about magicians, their egos, and why you never, ever reveal how it’s done

The Presidents
Book and Lyrics by Steven Cole Hughes
Music by Jessica Jackson
Forty-four presidents in 45 minutes! For kids of all ages.
At the Ruth Humphreys Brown Theatre:

Ghost-Writer
By Michael Hollinger
The novelist has died, but his secretary goes on typing. Is she channeling his spirit – or is the truth even stranger than that?

Mrs. Mannerly
By Jeffrey Hatcher
Irreverent and hilarious, this comedy reveals what it takes to have the best manners

Boomtown Improv Comedy
A totally unscripted show inspired by audiences.